Date of Award
1981
Document Type
Thesis
Publication Status
Version of Record
Submission Date
October 2026
Thesis/Dissertation Advisor [Chair]
Collins, Robert A.
Abstract
The three great classes of symbols identified by Evelyn Underhill in mystical literature are present in Swann's novels. They are the symbols of the journey, human love and marriage, and purity and perfection. An analysis of the symbols shows that their use is not random, but consistent with a pattern of spiritual development composed of several stages and called the Mystic Way. As a result, Swann's novels can be read and enjoyed as works of fantasy or of mysticism.
Extent
86 p.
Recommended Citation
HUNT, LEIGH INA, "SYMBOLS AND MYSTICISM IN THE NOVELS OF THOMAS BURNETT SWANN" (1981). Electronic Theses and Dissertations 1980 - 1989. 129.
https://digitalcommons.fau.edu/etd_general_3/129
Identifier
FADT14088
Comments
Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters|Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1981.|FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection|Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters